THIRD IN A SERIES When Fran O'Hanlon toured Europe with a U.S. all-star team in the early 1970s, they often traveled all night in a Volkswagen bus. "We had to be flexible," he recalled. "Our only rules were to be on time for the games and don't get hurt." O'Hanlon used those experiences to deal with several unpredictable situations during his 20-year career in charge of the Lafayette men's basketball program. His patience was tested during a late December 2010 trip to Spokane, Wash., for a game against Gonzaga. All the East Coast airports were closed because of a snowstorm, so the Leopards had to bus to Pittsburgh, where it wasn't...

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THIRD IN A SERIES
When Fran O'Hanlon toured Europe with a U.S. all-star team in the early 1970s, they often traveled all night in a Volkswagen bus.
"We had to be flexible," he recalled. "Our only rules were to be on time for the games and...

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